The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1988

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3. Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:—

(a)in Part I (permitted sweeteners) after the item relating to“Isomalt” there shall be inserted—

In column 1	In column 2
(Name of Sweetener)	(Serial Number)
“Lactitol ... ... ... ...\|	” ;

(b)in Part II (specific purity criteria for permitted sweeteners) after the item relating to“Isomalt” there shall be inserted—

“Lactitol
Synonyms ... ... ... ...	Lactit, Lactositol, Lactobiosit.
Chemical name ... ... ... ...	4-0-(β:-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol.
Empirical formula ... ... ... ...	C₁₂H₂₄O₁₁.
Molecular weight ... ... ... ...	344.32.
Specific rotation, [α] 20°C D	+ 13° to + 15° (using a 10% weight to volume aqueous solution).
Water ... ... ... ...	Lactitol monohydrate not more than 5.5% (Karl Fischer). Lactitol dihydrate not more than 10.5% (Karl Fischer).
Description ... ... ... ...	Colourless, aqueous syrup with a sweet taste. When dried, the resulting products, lactitol monohydrate and lactitol dihydrate, are white, odourless and crystalline.
Content ... ... ... ...	Not less than 97.5% 4-0-(β-D- galactopyranosyl)-D-glucitol on a dry weight basis.
Other polyols ... ... ... ...	Not more than 2.5% on a dry weight basis.
Reducing sugars ... ... ... ...	Not more than 0.2% on a dry weight basis, expressed as lactose.
Chlorides ... ... ... ...	Not more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Cl.
Sulphate ... ... ... ...	Not more than 100 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as SO₄.
Arsenic ... ... ... ...	Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as As.
Nickel ... ... ... ...	Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Ni.
Lead ... ... ... ...	Not more than 1 mg/kg on a dry weight basis, expressed as Pb.
Ash ... ... ... ...	Not more than 0.1% after ignition at 800 ± 25°C calculated on a dry weight basis.”.